Automobile roof having a lid associated with a roof opening

Claim 1

An automobile roof comprising: a fixed roof portion defining a roof opening; a fixed vehicle liner beneath said roof opening, said liner itself having an opening; a rigid lid for said roof which in the closed position closes said roof opening and which may be partly displaced by displacement means for said opening; displacement means for moving said rigid lid within said opening; a sliding liner which is displaceable below a rear portion of said fixed roof portion, said sliding liner closing the opening in the fixed vehicle liner when in a closed position; said sliding liner having a front edge which in an open position lies above a rear edge of the opening of the fixed liner; drive apparatus connected with said sliding liner to move said sliding liner independently of the movement of said rigid lid; said drive apparatus including movement transmission elements which are connected to said sliding liner; lateral guide rails comprising a generally U-shaped configuration having inner and outer side walls joined by a lower web, opposed guide channels within said U-shaped configuration respectively carrying sliding elements and cable elements of said displacement means for guidance of said rigid lid, a back cut guide channel on an outer surface of said inner side wall; and a sliding piece connecting said sliding liner and one of said movement transmission elements, said sliding piece engaging within said back cut guide channel.